EVO 8 audio interfaces power new Studiobox broadcast solution

Studiobox, a new tech and production company that delivers a complete filming solution directly to customer’s doors, has revealed that EVO 8 audio interfaces are powering the audio for its all-in-one broadcast capable studio units.

Designed for live webinars, interviews, press junkets, live-streamed web content, talking-head tv segments or even running a virtual course, each ‘Studiobox’ includes a professional grade 4k camera, lighting and audio equipment, without the need for a film crew.

The tech behind each Studiobox is entirely hidden, leaving a simple, straightforward interface for clients whilst everything is controlled remotely, from adjusting the camera angle, lens settings, colour correction and lighting right through to the audio.

“In order to control lights, camera and audio via computer, each element requires an interface. The EVO 8 is our interface between the computer and the multiple microphones we use,” explained co-founder, Ian Smith. “An integral need for our product was an audio interface that could be controlled from a computer. The EVO provides a very slick, easy-to-use computer interface. We work with the EVO through its software, allowing our operators to remotely control the unit over the internet without asking the talent to touch any hardware.”

EVO 8 is a four in/four out audio interface with an intuitive feature set. This includes four EVO Preamps offering 58dB of gain as well as high performance converters providing 113dB of dynamic range. Powered directly via USB, EVO 8 can be controlled via its customisable software, EVO Mixer.

Studiobox was born during pandemic lockdowns as a solution to continue production: “We figured that we could leverage technology to control lights, camera and audio through a computer and then combine them all in a ready-to-record unit that could be shipped anywhere and set up in minutes,” said co-founder Max Ostrove. “By solving for Covid, it turns out we stumbled into the future of production, where it’s just easier and cheaper to send a Studiobox than fly and house a crew for a shoot.”

With an EVO 8 in each of their seven Studiobox units so far, they have been steadily expanding their setup as demand grows, after installing the first one back in the summer of 2020. “Clients are amazed that this box can do everything,” Ostrove added.

With the operators monitoring and adjusting the audio in realtime, they haven’t yet utilised the automatic levels setting function, Smartgain. This could be set to change, however, according to Smith: “We have plans to automate many of the functions in the box, so that an operator isn’t necessary. At that time the Smartgain function could be a critical feature.”

Ostrove confirms that the future is looking bright for this fast-growing start-up. “Studiobox is currently developing software to allow anyone to control a box. We imagine remote production units becoming a part of video creator's kits, like a drone or slow motion camera. For the audio world, the remote podcast recording box is coming out next.”